7 Rules for Recording Police
Last week the City of Boston agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights lawsuit stemming from his 2007 felony arrest for videotaping police roughing up a suspect. Prior to the settlement, the First Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that Glik had a “constitutionally protected right…
Four Unanswered Questions About the Cybersecurity Bills
The U.S. legislature has cybersecurity on the brain. In the coming months, Congress and the Senate will consider a confusing variety of cybersecurity bills—including H.R. 3523 (Rogers), H.R. 3674 (Lungren), S. 2105 (Lieberman), and S. 215 (McCain)—all of which purport to keep U.S. companies and infrastructure safe from “cyberattacks.” But as Congress continues to weigh…
NSA Chief Denies Reports of Huge Domestic Spy Center
NSA chief General Keith Alexander faced tough – and funny – questions from Congress Tuesday stemming from Wired’s story on the NSA’s capabalities and warrantless wiretapping program. Congressman Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, asked Alexander whether the NSA could, at the direction of Dick Cheney, identify people who sent e-mails making fun of his inability…
Facebook’s (In)conspicuous Absence From the Do Not Track Discussions
On the heels of President Obama’s recent introduction of a Privacy Bill of Rights, the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), the latest self-regulatory organization for online advertising, agreed to support widespread implementation of Do Not Track (DNT) browser headers. This is a laudable step, and in the coming months the responsibilities for how websites respond to…